Best Roger Corman Podcasts (2025)

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Don't Panic: The Hitchhiker's Guide Phenomenon 57:04

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As always there are spoilers ahead. You can buy the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy book in most bookshops and you can listen to the radio play on YouTube and also on the Internet Archive. You can follow the podcast on social media on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. If you would like to be a patron of the podcast you can join Patreon and for £3 or…

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Ep 155: The Dog Who Stopped the War Featuring Dirk Marshall 1:30:34

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Dirk Marshall from the VH US podcast joins us to bring back #VIDtober. We are kicking things off with 1984's THE DOG WHO STOPPED THE WAR. Part of the Tales for All series that also brought you THE GREAT LAND OF SMALL, THE DOG WHO STOPPED THE WAR is considered a classic in Quebec, Canada. It was the highest grossing movie in Canada in 1985 and, upon…

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272 – Video Gaming & Fatherhood: Immersion, Lessons, Gratification & Time Management With Dan Belgrave (Dark Ronin) 1:04:34

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Gaming & fatherhood are the main topics this week with the amazing Dan Belgrave! Dan & Mike have collaborated in the past on GCC, the podcast Superheroes For Dummies and more, but this week they’re honing-in on two incredibly important aspects of Dan’s life; being a dad and video games! In their discussion, they talk about the challenges of fatherh…

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Ep 154: The Oldest Profession featuring Ali Davis 1:17:42

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As we close out #SEXtember 3: Ménage a Trois we were not expecting this kind of surprise. When Erica chose 1967's THE OLDEST PROFESSION based on the New World Video artwork, she had no idea we were about to watch an European-made sex comedy anthology! And when things get weird with New World movies, there's one person we have to call: comedian and …

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La Jetée: French New Wave's 1962 Sci-Fi Classic 59:08

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As always there are spoilers ahead! A quick note that I shall be at the London Film Festival on October the 16th giving a whistlestop tour of sci-fi cinema. It is a free event but you have to reserve tickets so if you happen to be in London and wanted to attend here is the information. Translation for the beginning of the podcast: “Later, he knew h…

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Nearly New World: Streetwalkin' 57:24

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It's another sexy, sexy entry into #Sextember 3: Ménage a Trois. We are talking about 1985's STREETWALKIN'. STREETWALKIN' was made by Roger Corman's Concorde Pictures during a time he thought he was making movies for New World Pictures. Directed by Joan Freeman and stars Melissa Leo (THE FIGHTER) and Dale Midkiff (PET SEMETARY). STREETWALKIN' follo…

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271 – Sense & Sensibility In The Modern Age: Emotional Beats For The Forgotten Sister In That Other Dashwood Girl, With Tony A.R. Farina 1:14:49

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For his eighth appearance on GCC, Tony talks about his published adaptation of Sense & Sensibility! In more detail, Mike & Tony talk about the second instalment in The Austen Chronicles; That Other Dashwood Girl. The duo talk about why Tony focused on a little-known character, how writing this differed to writing Welcome To Mansfield, his love of J…

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Ep. 153: They're Playing With Fire 1:10:58

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When the leaves start to fall, and the summer temperatures goes down, you know what that means: #Sextember! Three years in to exploring the sexploitation movies released by New World Pictures, we start #Sextember 3: Ménage a Trois with 1984's THEY'RE PLAYING WITH FIRE. Starring Sybil Danning (BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS) as a colle…

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War of the Worlds (2025) - Man....COVID really really sucked. 1:49:54

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If you ever needed a reminder that some remakes shouldn’t exist, 2025’s War of the Worlds delivers it in spades. This is not just a bad movie—it’s the kind of cinematic faceplant that makes you wonder how anyone signed off on it. The acting is flat-out terrible, with Ice Cube headlining in a role that feels less like a performance and more like som…

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire: Britain’s 1961 Apocalypse 55:27

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As always there are spoilers ahead! If you’d like to join in on more conversations and keep up to date on what I’m working on you can follow me on social media: Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. After last episode’s UK village setting we stay in the country but head to London for a newsroom apocalyptic drama. We have more hints that we are heading in…

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Bonus Episode: Interview Part 1 with director Fritz Kiersch (UNDER THE BOARDWALK, TUFF TURF, WINNERS TAKE ALL) 47:20

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We end #HAHAugust 2: Double Take with a bucket list guest: director Fritz Kiersch, one of the important directors of the second New World Pictures era, helming CHILDREN OF THE CORN to TUFF TURF, and lastly, UNDER THE BOARDWALK. This is really a 2-part interview, with this being the second half, but, since we're releasing it first, so it's actually …

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270 – Why We Write: Getting In Our Own Way, The Cost Of Failure And Comics Lit, With Seth Singleton 1:23:49

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Author & podcaster Seth Singleton joins Mike to dive deep into the question; why do we write? Video version here: https://youtu.be/vuWAZK6iypY Although Seth & Mike have many mutual friends, this is their first podcast together! In more detail; Seth & Mike talk about getting in one’s own way and “the cost of failure”, tying into how introspection he…

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Ep. 152: Under the Boardwalk featuring Justin Grams 1:20:26

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We continue HAHAugust 2: Double Take with an extremely underseen gem from the New World catalog, the Los Angeles set surf dramedy UNDER THE BOARDWALK, directed by Fritz Kiersch (CHILDREN OF THE CORN, TUFF TURF). Originally set to be released in 1988, New World eventually put this out at the same time as HEATHERS, the final two theatrical releases f…

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Wanted: Dead or Alive - Making Bon Jovi look like Mozart 1:13:00

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Rutger Hauer and Gene Simmons squaring off sounds like the recipe for a wild cult classic, but Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987) ends up being more lukewarm than explosive. On paper, it’s a hybrid of gritty crime thriller and high-octane action flick, but the way those genres are handled here creates a constant tug-of-war. The crime elements are played …

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Village of the Damned: Creepy Kids & the Cosy Catastrophe 55:27

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As always there are spoilers ahead! You can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. If you want to support the podcast you can get ad free versions at Patreon. In 1956 the film The Bad Seed was a big hit for Warner Bros featuring a blond-haired evil child. One blond scary child sometimes isn't enough! Writer John Wyndham published The…

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Ep. 151: Jimmy the Kid 1:26:23

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We are kicking off HAHAugust 2: Double Take with 1982's "a guy in a dress is always funny" comedy, JIMMY THE KID starring Gary Coleman (ON THE RIGHT TRACK, DIFF'RENT STROKES), Paul Le Mat (AMERICAN GRAFFITI, PUPPET MASTER), Cleavon Little (BLAZING SADDLES, FLETCH LIVES) and Dee Wallace (ET, THE HOWLING). To say they're the stars without also mentio…

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269 – Celebrating Where I’m From 200: Creating Poetry, Praising George Ella Lyon And Talking Meaningful Connections With Alyson Shelton 1:07:53

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Author, filmmaker, poet, podcaster and truly inspirational person Alyson Shelton returns to GCC to discuss the 200th episode of Where I’m From! In more detail; Alyson joins Mike on GCC for the fourth time to talk about her four year journey through her poetry-inspired show Where I’m From, where she has a different guest on each week to perform thei…

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#43 – “I wrote the screenplay with no expectations”: Mike Rich on FINDING FORRESTER

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For today’s episode, I’ve had the immense pleasure of talking to screenwriter Mike Rich about his very first film, FINDING FORRESTER. Directed by Gus Van Sant, the film came out in the year 2000 and features the legendary “original James Bond” Sean Connery as a reclusive writer in the vein of J.D. Salinger, named William Forrester, who starts mento…

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Corman Graduates: Jack Hill Part 4: Coffy and Foxy Brown with Odie Henderson 1:27:02

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We continue our series on exploitation filmmaker Jack Hill with special guest Odie Henderson, columnist for the Boston Globe and author of Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras. In this episode, we move out from Jack's New World era to his AIP era with 1973's COFFY and 1974's FOXY BROWN, two of Hill's biggest hits. They were also big hits for star Pam …

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Crash Landing - Look out atoll! 1:50:26

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Fasten your seatbelts and stow your disbelief, because “Crash Landing” (2005) is Wynorski at cruising altitude—never aiming for art, but always ready to drop the landing gear on your funny bone. This is the kind of movie where gravity is optional, logic is banned from the cabin, and an entire cargo hold of explosions—many borrowed from other, possi…

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The Silent Star: 1960 East German Sci-Fi & the Space Race 55:15

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As always there are spoilers ahead! In 1951 Poland, during its Stalinist era, acclaimed science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem released his first book: The Astronauts. (He had already written the novel The Man from Mars which was serialised). In 1960 The Astronuats would go on to become the basis of East Germany’s ambitious communist sci-fi film Der …

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Bonus Episode: Interview with director Brian Trenchard-Smith (ESCAPE 2000/TURKEY SHOOT, DEAD END DRIVE-IN) 50:38

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A lot has happened over #SciFiJuly Presents: Dystopian Summer 2: Dystopian HARDER. For one, we celebrated our 150th New World Pictures title with ESCAPE 2000 aka TURKEY SHOOT and now we close out the month with an interview with the film's director, Brian Trenchard-Smith, who returns to the show! We get into the beginnings of Brian's career and wha…

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FWFF - Sam Espensen talks The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, Young Sherlock Holmes, Espensen Spirit & More! 8:39

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Cocktail-creating entrepreneur Sam Espensen speaks about her love of Young Sherlock Holmes and film at Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, and more! Video version here: https://youtu.be/ep9-7v_D0zQ Espensen Spirit’s social media is all @EspensenSpirit Espensen Spirit has been making exceptional spirits in East Bristol for a decade, and also has a mobil…

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Ep. 150: Escape 2000 aka Turkey Shoot featuring Austin Trunick 1:42:37

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We celebrate the end of #SciFiJuly Presents: Dystopian Summer 2: Dystopian HARDER and our 150th New World Pictures title with director Brian Trenchard-Smith's ozploitation classic ESCAPE 2000. Or, as it was originally titled, TURKEY SHOOT. Joining us for this episode is returning guest and Cannon Film Guide author Austin Trunick! How does this comp…

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Final Destination 2: But this time, death is going in reverse. Diabolical! 1:17:25

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Final Destination 2 is a symphony of stupidity—and I mean that as a compliment. It’s the kind of gloriously dumb horror sequel that knows exactly what it is, knows exactly what you came for, and wastes not a single moment trying to be anything more. This is 90 minutes of elaborate, Rube Goldberg murder machines soaked in blood and irony, gleefully …

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The Time Machine: HG Wells’ Legacy in 1960s Sci-Fi 53:39

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As always there are spoilers ahead! You can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. HG Wells shadow is a long one and his seminal work on time travel was published in 1895. But well over a half a century later Hollywood was still hooked on Herbert (George Wells). The Time Machine was directed by George Pal and released 1960. From the …

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Nearly New World: Wheels of Fire 51:36

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We are coming in hot (think wearing leather pants in the desert hot) for #SCI-FI-JULY Presents: Dystopian Summer 2: Dystopian HARDER. This week, we talk about WHEELS OF FIRE, a nearly New World movie directed by the famous/infamous Cirio H Santiago and starring Gary Watkins (Hunter), Laura Banks (Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan) and Lynda Wiesmeier …

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FWFF - Volunteering At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, Plus Disney Movies, Musicals & More, With Kinza Drewett 15:08

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Veteran volunteer Kinza Drewett speaks about her time volunteering at The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, favourite Disney movies, musicals and more! Video version here: https://youtu.be/CWaYWf-6k0A Kinza’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/kinzaleah Find more questions to Kinza on Spider-Dan’s podcast feed very soon: https://spiderdanandthesecretbores.…

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Nightbreed - These monsters need a new prophecy 2:04:00

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Clive Barker’s Nightbreed is the cinematic equivalent of an overstuffed trunk at a goth rave—wildly imaginative, beautifully adorned, and totally incapable of deciding what it wants to be. Packed with jaw-dropping creature designs, luscious makeup work, and a thrilling Danny Elfman score that pulses with dark fantasy energy, Nightbreed sets the tab…

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The Wasp Woman: Roger Corman’s Corporate Queen 50:41

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As always there are spoilers ahead! Scroll down to read a brief synopsis of the film. The idea is to watch the film in advance before tuning in but apparently many of you listen without prep which is lovely albeit confusing! Next episode’s film is also listed below. Roger Corman began his career in film in 1950 and would go on to leave a huge mark …

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FWFF - Who Inspires Gale Anne Hurd? Plus The Abyss, Roger Corman & Sequels - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 26:16

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Legendary producer Gale Anne Hurd answers our questions at The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival! Video version here: https://youtu.be/IqpzoUBZXsE In more detail, a group of press each ask Gale Anne Hurd questions during FWFF and this is the first half of the roundtable! Questions are varied and come from several creators, talking about Gale’s mentors…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with Jeff Schechtman (PIRANHA, PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING, BODY ROCK) 1:06:19

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Producer and former New World Pictures Senior Vice President of Production Jeff Schechtman joins us to talk about his career at New World, starting with 1978's PIRANHA and into the post-Roger Corman era where he also producer 1984's BODY ROCK! From starting out as an Assistant to the Producers on projects like TRUCK TURNER, BLACK BELT JONES, and EN…

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FWFF - Talking Alex Garland, Favourite Films & More With Faith Roswell: Movie Monsters Of The Deep Author 13:34

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Faith Roswell at The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival talks about her favourite movies and book! In the first of Mike & Dan’s FWFF interviews, they had the pleasure of speaking with Faith Roswell about her book; Movie Monsters Of The Deep, who her Film Festival legend would be, a deep see movie few people have seen, her love of Alex Garland, why she …

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Ep. 149: Firecracker featuring Chris Iannacone 1:27:48

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We close out #JuneBOOM with 1981's FIRECRACKER, advertised by New World to be "the first erotic martial arts thriller." How true is this statement? And is the film erotic enough in the way that middle aged folks would like? We examine with the help of Get Me Another Podcast co-host Chris Iannacone, who also watched New World's TNT JACKSON, a movie …

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The Tingler: Vincent Price, William Castle & 1959 Ballyhoo 55:20

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Hello wonderful people! You can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. Thank you so much to Patreon subscribers! If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm The idea behind the podcast is we all watch the film (with film choices and…

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Corman Graduates: Jack Hill Part 3 with Elijah Drenner 1:33:09

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In our continuing series on exploitation filmmaker Jack Hill, director Elijah Drenner (THAT GUY DICK MILLER, AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE) joins us to discuss Jack's women-in-prison films he made for Roger Corman's New World Pictures: THE BIG DOLL HOUSE and THE BIG BIRD CAGE. With 20 years of experience making featurettes and extras for Blu-rays and DVDs (i…

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Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 - Tray tables up? 1:24:58

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If you’re in the mood for a mid-altitude crisis that checks every air disaster box without ever pushing the emergency slide of insanity, Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 is the in-flight entertainment you never asked for—but might not mind watching with a bag of stale pretzels. This 2001 made-for-TV thriller stars Eric Roberts, who delivers one of t…

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The Controversial Japanese Moby Dick Adaptation No One Talks About: The Whale God Review At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 47:38

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The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival reviews conclude with 1962’s Japanese Moby Dick adaptation; The Whale God Mike & Spider-Dan delve into the 1962 kaiju/Moby Dick movie The Whale God, which Mike was hugely looking forward to watching but it has some controversial topics within – although it’s not gratuitous, note the sexual assault trigger warning.…

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Ep.148: Stand Alone featuring Ryan Verrill 1:31:13

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We're kicking off #JuneBOOM with a cap gun as we bravely tackle 1985’s STAND ALONE, a movie that dares to ask: what if DEATH WISH had a smaller budget, barely any action, and Charles Durning hanging around a diner for 90 minutes? STAND ALONE stars Charles Durning as Louis Thibadeau (a name you will hear repeated too many times in this film) as a fo…

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The Best Mermaid Film You’ve Never Seen (Or Heard Of): She Creature Review - Stan Winston’s 2001 Creature Feature At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 30:04

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The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival coverage continues with their secret movie reveal; 2001’s She Creature! Mike & Spider-Dan delve into Sebastian Gutierrez’s 2001 mermaid movie; She Creature (also known as Mermaid Chronicles Part 1), starring Carla Gugino, Rufus Sewell and Rya Kihlstedt! They discuss the movie, as well as comparing elements to The …

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The Best JAWS Rip-Off? Orca The Killer Whale Review: Jawspoitation At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 35:40

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The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival coverage continues with a review of Orca: The Killer Whale! Mike & Spider-Dan continue their coverage of the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2025 with Michael Anderson’s 1977’s (JAWS rip-off) killer whale movie called Orca! They discuss it in-depth and talk about the festival! Make sure you check out their review o…

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Teenagers from Outer Space: Aliens, Ray Guns & Gargons, Oh My! 53:26

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You can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. Thank you so much to Patreon subscribers! If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm As usual there are spoilers ahead! This film is silly. And I love that for me. I hope many of you w…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with Editor Daniel Gross (UNDER THE BOARDWALK, THE ANNIHILATORS) 1:13:13

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One of the biggest inflection points for New World Pictures was when Roger Corman bought a former lumberyard and turned it into a studio to shoot BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, which jumpstarted many careers from James Cameron to this week's guest, editor Daniel Gross! Daniel may have started with New World on BATTLE, but he went on to work on New World …

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#41 – “Roger Corman Said I Was More Radical”: Composer/Music Producer Mike Curb on THE WILD ANGELS and Other Biker & Counterculture Films

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Today’s guest is Mike Curb, best known as the head of the independent record label Curb Records, which started out in 1964 as Sidewalk Records and is still going strong in 2025. Over the years, Curb have released records like the best-selling COYOTE UGLY soundtrack album and music by Gloria Gaynor, Willie Nelson, Bananarama, The Four Seasons, LeAnn…